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Subject: REC.NUDE FAQ: Naturist Site Reports: Australasia
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Summary: This posting is a list of Clothing Optional beaches, hot springs,
    and parks frequently mentioned in rec.nude.  This list is far from
    being a definitive list of Clothing Optional locales, and postings
    to rec.nude asking about other such locales or presenting "trip
    reports" to such locales are highly encouraged.
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Archive-name: nude-faq/beaches/Australasia
Last-modified: Sep  9 11:47

  This is one of four volumes of the "REC.NUDE FAQ: Naturist Site Reports".
  These are posted on the first of each month.

  The purpose of this FAQ is to list some brief information on a variety
  of clothing optional locales that are frequently mentioned on rec.nude.
  This FAQ cannot be a replacement for a more thorough source such as the
  World Guide (see the REC.NUDE Frequently Asked Questions, Part II of II).
  As you can see from this FAQ, there are CO locales all over the place.
  If you don't see one near you here or want more information about these,
  feel free to ask the rec.nude assemblage (the maintainer of this FAQ is
  not an especially good source for such information, but he'll gladly
  post such a request to the net anonymously if you desire -- just make
  it clear in your request that you do want it posted anonymously).

  The maintainer of this FAQ takes no responsibility for the accuracy of
  the information contained herein.  Updates to these entries are greatly
  appreciated; this FAQ is only as good as you make it.

  Many FAQs, including this one, are archived on the site rtfm.mit.edu in
  the directory pub/usenet/news.answers.  The name under which a FAQ is
  archived appears in the Archive-name line at the top of the article.
  This FAQ and its companions are archived in the nude-faq/beaches
  subdirectory.  These may be retrieved by anonymous FTP or by sending
  e-mail to [e-mail] with a line such as the following
  in the body:
  send usenet/news.answers/nude-faq/beaches/whatever

  Additions, deletions, and changes from last month are marked with +, -,
  and | in the first column.

  (c) Copyright 1993 Richard M. Mathews.  Copyrights for contributions
  to this document may be retained by their authors who may or may not be
  named below.  Permission is granted to freely distribute this in whole
  or in part provided that it is without profit or service fees and that
  this notice remains attached.

  This volume covers Australasia.

  In this issue:
      New Zealand Clubs
      New Zealand Beaches
      New Zealand Resorts
      New Zealand and Australia Publications and Contact Information

  NEW ZEALAND CLUBS

  Of the 19 clubs within the NZ Nudist Federation, all provide adequate
  camping facilities for visitors.  Some of the larger clubs boast holiday
  accommodation on site, by way of cabins or caravans (trailers) available
  for rent.  Most clubs have a power hook-up for caravans or camper-vans.
  Most clubs are within a ten minute drive of food supplies and all clubs
  have drinking water on site.  None have on site catering, however
  clubhouses have cooking and food cold storage, for a limited capacity.
  Membership of clubs varies from over 300 to less than 50.  Generally,
  camping rates are very cheap, even by local standards.

  From north to south, the clubs are as follows:

  North Island:
  Hibiscus Coast Sun Club        P.O. Box 128 Orewa
  Auckland Outdoor Health Club    P.O. Box 2702 Auckland
  Auckland Sun Club        P.O. Box 15 412 New Lynn Auckland
  South Auckland Sun Club        P.O. Box 847 Papakura
  Waikato Outdoor Society        P.O. Box 619 Hamilton
  Rotata Sun Club            58 Torphin Crescent Tokoroa
  Bay of Plenty Sun Club        P.O. Box 476 Whakatane
  Gisborne Country Club        P.O. Box 391 Gisborne
  Hawkes Bay Sun Club        P.O. Box 551 Napier
  Taranaki Naturists Club        P.O. Box 3039 New Plymouth
  Wanganui Sun Club        P.O. Box 410 Wanganui
  Palmerston North Sun Club    P.O. Box 980 Palmerston North
  Wellington Sun Club        P.O. Box 2854 Wellington

  South Island:
  Nelson Sun Club            P.O. Box 33 Upper Moutere Nelson
  Canterbury Sun Club        P.O. Box 1823 Christchurch
  South Canterbury Sun Club    P.O. Box 610 Timaru
  Alpine Lakes Nudist Club    P.O. Box 49 Arrowtown Central Otago
  The Orchard Sun Club        P.O. Box 5460 Dunedin
  Southern Sun & Health Club    P.O. Box 49 Otautau

  There is a comprehensive guide to these nudist clubs and the facilities
  each has at its grounds, along with detailed directions to find the
  grounds.  Details for obtaining a copy appear later in this document.

  NEW ZEALAND FREE BEACHES

  New Zealand has no national laws prohibiting nudity, save where it is
  intended to be offensive.  Some local bodies have regulated against
  nudity on their beaches, however they have not yet managed to police
  such by-laws in an effective way.  Police, if they questioned someone
  in response to a complaint against nudity, would usually request that
  the nude person dress, rather than arrest them.

  You should assume on NZ free beaches that you will need to bring your
  own food and drink.  None that I have visited have toilet facilities
  (or changing rooms!).

  The Free Beach Group lists the following "main" nudist beaches:

  Uretiti: From State Highway 1, 6 km north of Waipu, North of Auckland,
  turn into the Uretiti Beach Recreation Reserve.  Big camping ground
  among pine trees.  No dogs, no open fires.  Petrol and stores at Waipu
  or Ruakaka, 3 km further on.  Recent attempts for people to go nude in
  the (mixed nudist and textile) camp ground has been discouraged by
  rangers.

  Pohutukawa Bay (Long Bay): From the Auckland Harbour Bridge, drive up
  the Northern Motorway, through the Sunset Road lights and turn right at
  the end into Rosedale Road, at the second sign to East Coast Bays.  Turn
  left into East Coast Bays Road, go 3 km, turn right at the roundabout
  into Carlisle Road.  Follow the main road 4 km past the Torbay shops to
  the ARC park at the end.  Park at the far north end carpark, walk north
  30 minutes to the second beach along.  Track over the cliffs is good if
  the tide is in.  Bus goes from the top of Victoria Street to the beach
  from Auckland city.  Trees on the beach for shade.

  St Leonards Beach: From Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore, drive south
  2 km along Lake Road, turn left into St Leonards Road and park at the
  end.  Beach is down cliff path at end of road.  Recently this beach has
  been the target of local council moves to ban nudity.  There have been
  no arrests and the action of the council is largely through the media.
  Beach is in the middle of Auckland city and very popular with nudists
  and non-nudists alike.  Although the cliffs make foot access difficult,
  the water front is very busy with boats and jet skis.  The Bayswater bus
  will drop you at the end of St Leonards Road, from Victoria Street West
  in central Auckland.  Takapuna Grammar School identifies the road in.

  Little Palm Beach: Waiheke Island, by virtue of the QuickCat boat service,
  has become almost a suburb of Auckland, with many islanders commuting to
  the city to work each day.  The ferry ticket can include the cost of the
  bus trip to Palm Beach or you can hire bikes or mopeds for the day.  Walk
  from Palm Beach around the rocks or over the headland to your left.  This
  beach has been a safe nudist beach since a 1970s attempt to prosecute a
  nude bather with very publicly lost by the authorities.  Swimming is
  perfect and the local grocery store is only a five minute walk down the
  beach, if you can be bothered getting dressed.

  Orpheus Bay (Emiel's Beach): From Titirangi in West Auckland, follow the
  signs towards Huia, turning left at sign to Huia Point Lookout.  Track
  entrance is 200m along, in the far corner of a grassed parking area, the
  Con Bryan Tract.  A small sandy beach backed by bush-clad hills, best in
  mid-summer.  Good swimming and fishing.  No camping.

  Papamoa: From Tauranga, on the east coast of the North Island, follow
  signs towards Mount Maunganui, turn right just over the railway line at
  the roundabout, into Girven Road.  Near the sea, turn right into Maranui
  Road at sign to Papamoa.  Go 2 km past the Bay Park Raceway and park on
  the grass by the Papamoa Beach sign.  Track 50m over the sand dunes to
  the beach.  This beach is very easy access for those who do not want to,
  or are unable to, walk far to enjoy a good ocean beach.

  Pekapeka: From State Highway 1 6 km north of Waikanae (on the west coast
  of the North Island, towards Wellington) turn west into Te Hapua Road,
  3 km to the end.  Track 100m to the beach, walk to your left 10 - 15
  minutes.  No camping.

  Breaker Bay: From the end of State Highway 1 in Wellington, follow the
  signs to the airport, turning right at the second roundabout at signs to
  Airport-Strathmore-Seatoun.  Turn left into Broadway at sign to Seatoun,
  go past the Strathmore shops, up the hill and through the tunnel.  Turn
  immediately right into Ludlam Road, then second right into Inglis Street,
  up the hill and through a road cutting (Pass of Branda).  Two car parks
  are on your left at the bottom of the him, or go by bus to Seatoun and
  walk 1 km along Inglis Street to the beach.

  Spencerville Beach: From the State Highway 1 Motorway north of Christchurch
  in the South Island, turn off at sign to Chaneys and follow signs to
  Spencerville, 7 km to Spencer Park picnic and recreation grounds.  Going
  from Christchurch, drive along Marshlands Road and turn into Lower Styx
  Road at sign to Spencerville 5 km.  At the beach, keep left along a
  bumpy road among trees and park at the end.  Walk to your left along
  the sandspit.  There is a motor camp and a store.


  NEW ZEALAND RESORTS

  New Zealand does not have a highly developed nudist resort market.  Some
  of the larger clubs have excellent facilities, but none of them provide
  the sorts of organised nude recreation popular in the US and Europe.
  Generally accommodation is only cabins, tents or caravans (trailers).

  The one significant exception is Mapua Leisure Park.  Mapua is a commercially
  run motel and camping ground with a range of accommodation options.  It is
  also CO, including a small private beach.  Mapua is located just out of
  Nelson at the top of the South Island in an area famous for mild weather
  all year round.  Information can be obtained by writing to Mapua Leisure
  Park, Toru Street, Mapua, Nelson or phoning (64 - 3) 540 2666.

  The other commercially operated CO facility is Talstrom, located in
  Northland (north of Auckland) at Mangawhai Heads.  Talstrom has 11
  acres of forest and native bush.  It is 5 km from the local free beach
  and has limited accommodation, either in house or in a fully equipped
  cabin, for adults only.  There is a discount for INF passport holders.
  Contact Ian & Shirley Morton, RD 2, Kaiwaka or phone (64 - 9) 431J4060.


  NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA PUBLICATIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

  For Further Information about New Zealand Nude Recreation, contact:

  New Zealand Nudist Federation, P.O. Box 1359, Wellington

  Free Beach Group, Inc, P.O. Box 41 171, St Lukes, Auckland 3


  Publications Relating to Nude Recreation in New Zealand:

  New Zealand Naturist (P.O. Box 2925, Auckland)

  NZ Nudist Clubs Camping Directory - compiled by the Taranaki
  Naturists Club

  Free Beaches - A Guide to Nudist Recreation in New Zealand -
  compiled by the Free Beach Group.

  Video: Naked Down Under by David Ball, available on Pal format from
  Doug Ball Photography, 16 Selwyn Street, New Plymouth.

  Australian nude recreational information is comprehensively
  contained in "Bare Facts - A Guide to Australia's Nude and Dress
  Optional Clubs, Resorts and Beaches" published by Australian Sun and
  Health P.O. Box 5601, Mail Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland 4217,
  Australia. A survey of some of the sites listed in Bare Facts is
  shown in the video "Bare Facts of Oz" from the same source.

  General enquiries about Australian nudism should be addressed to the
  Australian Nudist Federation P.O. Box 268, Belconnen, ACT 2617,
  Australia.
      [original from Brent Thomson ([e-mail])]

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